Articles

Kabhi Elder Sister, Kabhie Reluctant Parent

The four-year age gap between me and my sister never seemed to matter. That is, until my 21-year-old sister decided to visit me during her college break, and I found myself morphing into a reluctant parent.

Poulomi Das April 30, 2016

Pop Culture

Let’s Talk About Sex, Mummy

Shubh Mangal Saavdhan gives the relationship between sex and Indian parents a modern update. It’s a clarion call to parents to have the fucking conversation with their children.

Poulomi Das April 29, 2016

People

Those Kicks Are Fast as Lightning: The Life of a Kung Fu Nun in Ladakh

Most people are not used to the idea of peaceful Buddhist nuns practising a martial art popularised by Jackie Chan. But the Kung Fu Nuns are anything but ordinary. They teach self-defence to the women in Ladakh, and go on cycling treks, spreading the word on environmental conservation.

Faisul Yaseen April 29, 2016

Pop Culture

Jojo Rabbit Review: Taika Waititi’s Sublime Comedy is An Anti-Hate Call to Action

By making the audience stare right at a system that keeps enabling fascism right from birth, through the deception of comedy, Taika Waititi crafts Jojo Rabbit as a call-to-action against hate.

Poulomi Das April 29, 2016

Pop Culture

Farewell, Patriot Act. We’ll Miss Hasan Minhaj Playing the Indian-American Community Nephew

Hasan Minhaj’s evolution into a brown cultural icon, who goes beyond the milieu of American comedians, came through the now-cancelled Patriot Act. For most Indian-Americans, Minhaj played the role of a kind of community nephew, up for proprietary censure and praise in equal measure.

Kahini Iyer April 29, 2016

Sports

The Dropping of Mithali Raj: Do We Finally Care Enough About Women’s Cricket?

For a week now, Mithali Raj has been at the top of the news cycle. Fans have outraged over Harmanpreet Kaur’s decision to drop her from the team, which might have cost us the semi-final of the Women’s T20 World Cup. This outrage, this demand for accountability, this scrutiny is a good thing for women’s cricket.

Hardik Rajgor April 29, 2016

Bollywood

How Shabana Azmi’s Masoom Mimes the Conflict between Motherhood & Womanhood

Masoom is an ode to motherhood that does not rely on lazy tropes and bland generalisation. It is a story that elevates the idea of motherhood beyond biological compulsions. It reminds us that the greatest gift we can give our mothers is to allow them their humanity.

Runjhun Noopur April 29, 2016

Pop Culture

Kaun Shabana?

Taapsee Pannu is the unwitting leader in a new genre taking over Bollywood, called “How To Let A Leading Actor Steal Your Thunder”.

Poulomi Das April 29, 2016

First Person

Not A Daddy’s Girl: My Father is Gone, the Trauma He Caused Me Has Not

The most vivid memory of my childhood is my father smashing a cup against the wall. I was only nine then. Little did I know that his angry outbursts would go on to define my childhood.

Akanksha April 29, 2016

People

Clay vs Ali

The devotee and the deity are joined by a feeling of smallness felt by the former in the latter’s presence. Muhammad Ali, however, made his disciples feel larger and stronger.

Ambarish Ray April 29, 2016